Tag attachment for package closures



M. COHEN. TAG ATTACHMENT FOR PACKAGE CLOSUREST APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28. 1921.

1,405,289, Patented Jan. 31, 1922.

INVENTOR.

' ATTORNEY.

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' To all wit-0m it zwg concern ing is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for parcel post package closures and other pack ages which are subect toinspection of the contents.

The object of the invention is to provide an attachment for a closure of this character, for connecting to said closure a tag furnished by the Government.

Another object isto provide a connector of this character which may be easily applied to such closure and which is equipped with a suitable fastener for the parcel post Another object is to provide a simple and cheap device of this character which when applied will not in any way interfere with the operation of the closure.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown, described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents a rear elevationof a package shown with a parcel post closure applied with this improved attachment used in connection therewith.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation or insideview of the closure with this attachment applied; and

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the fasteners employed in connection with the attachment.

The attachment constituting this invention is designed especially for use in connection with the package fastener or closure shown in the patent to A. H. Swett No. 1,309,492 issued July 8, 1919 though it is not to be restricted for use in connection with this fastener only. 1

In the embodiment ill ustratedin the drawing, the fastener to which this attachment is applied, is the same as that shown in the patent above referred to and comprises two similar pieces of substantial paper stock A and B, the under sides of which carry an.

adhesive as indicated by the stippling in Fig. 2, and the stock from which these pieces.

are composed is sufficiently pliable to permit Specification of=Lctter I i lifspplicatienflfiled June 15 21 tener. v are provided with suitable metal elipsc;

la i its icing down ;i 1p n varying package surfaces? shown, these two pieces A ancl'B are adapted .to meet end to end and arepreferably sti'ff encd along the meeting edges by stripsa and Z), which also may beef paper. Thesestiify laiat and flattened. I

ening strips haveno; adhesive applied to their undersides but together with the pertions ofthexpieces A and B with which they are related constitutethe flaps of the fasi The flaps of the members A and B The complete fastener may be made up as shown in Fig. 2rwith the metal clips in place and completely closed sothat the arti- V ole is ready forapplic'ation to a box orpack; age by merely moistening the gummyw surfaces, of'the pieces A and B and properly locating the fastenerand forcing it upon the boXor package.

:The device constituting this invention, I

which is designed for fastening to one of the members A or B the Government tag shown" .so i

at T, comprises a-strip 1 of paper stock or other suitable fabric, which is of alength greater than the width of the member A to which it is applied and which is secured thereto; adjacent one of the reinforcing memhere, as is shown clearly in Figs. 1 and "2.

' The projecting end of this strip; 1 has an eyelet 2 or other suitable reinforce arranged around an aperture therein, through which passes a suitable link or clip 3 for connection with'the tag '1, as is shown clearly in Fig. 1.

The tag connecting clip 3 is here shown in the form of a coil of wire, but obviously it may be in any other form suitable for the purpose. p

It 7 will he understood that the closure shown herein composed of the members A, B, a, Z) and c is purchased on the market and the attachment constituting this invention composed of the members 1 and 3 is applied to said closure in the manner above described by being pasted thereon and carrying at its projecting. end a fastener of any desiredv kind, for securing the pareelpost. tag 'T to the closure. This atta'chmentis very s1mple and cheap to manufacture and yet provides simple and convenient means for connecting the tag-T to the closure.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the specification, but it will be understood that any modifications within the scope of the claimed invention may be made in the construction Without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. 7

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a parcel post 010 sure composed of two flaps adapted to be secured to the package and detachably connected with each other, of a strip adapted to extend transversely across one of said flaps and to project at one end. beyond the edge ofthe flap said strip'having means carried by the projecting end thereof to receive a tag fastener.

2. The combination with a parcel post 010- sure composed of two flaps adapted to be secured to the package and to be detachably connected with each other, of a strip adapted to extend transversely across one of said flaps and to project at one end beyond the edge of the flap, said strip having a reinforced aperture in the projecting endthereof and a tag fastener mounted in said aperture.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

hereto.

MORRIS COHEN. 

